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EU: Shark finning ban remains on agenda after EP vote today
Published on 19 Sep, 2012 at 11:36 in Conservation & Fishery, Fishery Management, Front Page | Viewed times | No Comments
The European Parliament's Committee on Fisheries adopted the Patrão Neves Report today on the removal of shark fins onboard vessels by 11 votes in favour, 10 against, and no abstentions. Although contradictory amendments were adopted, two major amendments proposed by the Rapporteur were adopted (amendments concerning the special fishing permits and the possibility, in some cases, to separate fins...
Porbeagle shark protection reminder issued by MMO
Published on 17 Sep, 2012 at 12:33 in Conservation & Fishery, Fishery Management | Viewed times | No Comments
Press Release The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) 14. September 2012 Advice on porbeagle sharks The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) has issued guidance following the recent landings of porbeagle sharks (Lamna nasus), a species considered critically endangered in the North East Atlantic. This comes after two reports of porbeagle sharks being caught off the North East
Oceana reveals economic costs of shark finning ban negligible when compared to public investments
Published on 13 Sep, 2012 at 10:42 in Conservation & Fishery, Fishery Management | Viewed times | 2 Comments
Press Release Oceana European shark fishing fleet has received at least € 117 000 000 in EU subsidies. 12. September 2012 Next week, the Fisheries Committee of European Parliament will vote to put in place a complete shark finning ban – a measure that the industry claims will cost them € 9.4 million. According to
Poor fisheries management endangers sharks in the Coral Triangle
Published on 9 Sep, 2012 at 17:39 in Conservation & Fishery, Fishery Management | Viewed times | No Comments
Media Release World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) 08. September 2012 Hong Kong, China – WWF and TRAFFIC today released a new report that shows the need for a more concerted effort in managing shark fisheries in the Coral Triangle, to help conserve dwindling populations of these threatened species. The report, An Overview of Shark
Shark Advocates International: Concern Over Certification of Dogfish Fishery as Sustainable
Published on 4 Sep, 2012 at 3:42 in Conservation & Fishery, Fishery Management, Shark Trade | Viewed times | No Comments
Shark Advocates International ( SAI ) Statement of Concern Re: Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification of Northeast U.S. fisheries for spiny dogfish (Squalus acanthias) Background In August 2012, the MSC certified as “sustainable” U.S. federal and state (Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New Jersey, Virginia, and North Carolina) longline, gillnet, and trawl fisheries taking
First U.S. Atlantic Spiny Dogfish Fishery Obtains MSC Certification
Published on 30 Aug, 2012 at 20:03 in Conservation & Fishery, Fishery Management, Front Page, Shark Trade | Viewed times | 1 Comment
The United States east coast North Atlantic fishery for spiny dogfish (Squalus acanthias), assessed as six separate units of certification, has been awarded MSC certification as a sustainable and well-managed fishery following an independent, third-party assessment by the certification body, Intertek Moody Marine
Shark Catching Ban in American Samoa
Published on 30 Aug, 2012 at 3:54 in Conservation & Fishery, Fishery Management | Viewed times | 2 Comments
Order banning catching of rare marine species signed in American Samoa Published by Radio New Zealand International, Posted at 18:36 on 26 August, 2012 UTC The American Samoa Governor Togiola Tulafono has signed an executive order banning the catching of rare marine species including sharks from the territory’s waters. The executive order was announced
ASMFC Spiny Dogfish Board Approves Addendum IV
Published on 17 Aug, 2012 at 19:27 in Conservation & Fishery, Fishery Management | Viewed times | No Comments
Alexandria, VA. — AUGUST 16, 2012 The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission’s Spiny Dogfish and Coastal Sharks Management Board has approved Addendum IV to the Interstate Fishery Management Plan for Spiny Dogfish. The Addendum updates the definition of overfishing consistent with that of the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council and provides the Board the flexibility to
Shark and Ray Conservation Status Revealed in New Expert Report
Published on 15 Aug, 2012 at 5:14 in Conservation & Fishery, Fishery Management, Front Page, Shark Trade | Viewed times | No Comments
At the close of the annual meeting of leading American shark and ray scientists, the IUCN Shark Specialist Group (SSG) is releasing the first compilation of conservation status assessments for nearly 300 sharks, rays, and chimaeras (collectively known as chondrichthyan fishes) found in North American, Central American, and Caribbean waters conducted using the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species...
Sri Lanka Protects Thresher Sharks
Published on 4 Aug, 2012 at 20:48 in Conservation & Fishery, Fishery Management, Shark Trade | Viewed times | 2 Comments
Major fishing nation bans thresher landing and sale based on Indian Ocean Tuna agreement 03. August 2012 Shark Advocates International is congratulating the government of Sri Lanka for adopting rules to protect three species of thresher sharks — wide ranging species characterized by their exceptionally long tails – in line with a 2010 agreement by
No shark sanctuary in Fiji
Published on 2 Aug, 2012 at 18:04 in Conservation & Fishery, Fishery Management, Front Page | Viewed times | 2 Comments
THERE will be no shark sanctuary in Fiji, deputy director of Fisheries Suresh Chand says. The decision was made by the ministry following a finding in the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission's (WCPFC) Conservation and Management Measures.
Spanish fishermen receive biggest fines in British maritime history
Published on 26 Jul, 2012 at 18:47 in Conservation & Fishery, Fishery Management | Viewed times | 2 Comments
Press Release Marine Management Organisation (MMO) Court orders £1.62 million payment for unlawful exploitation of fish stocks Date issued: 26 July 2012 Reference: 06/12 Truro Crown Court today (Thursday 26 July) ordered a Spanish fishing company, its UK subsidiary and their captains to pay a total of £1.62 million for serious fisheries offences. This is
Proposal to protect the oceanic whitetip shark in New Zealand
Published on 23 Jul, 2012 at 19:07 in Conservation & Fishery, Fishery Management, Shark Trade | Viewed times | 1 Comment
Ministry of Primary Industries, New Zealand Manatū Ahu Matua 18. July 2012 MPI Discussion Paper No: 2012/11 Purpose The Ministry for Primary Industries (the Ministry) seeks feedback from stakeholders on a proposal to prohibit the taking of oceanic whitetip sharks in New Zealand fisheries waters and by New Zealand flagged vessels operating on the
European Commission: New measures to regulate Deep-Sea Fisheries
Published on 19 Jul, 2012 at 19:17 in Conservation & Fishery, Fishery Management | Viewed times | No Comments
Press Release European Commission Brussels, 19 July 2012 Fisheries: the Commission tables new measures for better protection for deep-sea stocks and their habitats The European Commission has proposed new measures to regulate fishing for deep-sea species in the North-East Atlantic. Deep sea ecosystems and the species that live in them are particularly vulnerable to human
Oceana calls for freeze of unmanaged shark catches
Published on 18 Jul, 2012 at 17:42 in Conservation & Fishery, Fishery Management | Viewed times | No Comments
Press Release Oceana July 16, 2012 Madrid Contact: Marta Madina ( mmadina@oceana.org ) Around 100 000 vulnerable shortfin mako sharks are caught every year in the Atlantic. Oceana today echoed management recommendations from scientists of the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT), who have called for caution in Atlantic fisheries for shortfin